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Living life king size – Sai Prasad Vishwanathan

Living life king size – Sai Prasad Vishwanathan

Sai Prasad Vishwanathan took the phrase ‘nothing is impossible’ too literally! He fought against all odds — despite being thrown out of school once because of his physical disability — to get a research scholarship for an MS degree at the University of Wisconsin (USA), a gold medal for academic excellence, and job offers from three top MNCs, later culminating in an admission to the Indian School of Business (ISB). He also holds the record of being India’s first disabled person to skydive from 14,000 feet.

Issue disability certificate to differently abled at the State Resource cum Training Centre

Issue disability certificate to differently abled at the State Resource cum Training Centre

The government has announced changes in the issuance of disability certificates. An official release said for hearing and visually impaired persons it would be issued on Mondays; for those Locomotor handicapped/cerebral palsy/leprosy cured it would be on Tuesdays and for mental retardation, multiple disability, autism and mentally ill persons it would be on Friday.

Fight for empowering the differently-abled

Fight for empowering the differently-abled

44-year-old Malini Chib was born with cerebral palsy. But she not only overcame the challenges that she faced but also took up the cause for the differently-abled by speaking out for their rights and the problems they face. A cause that finds reflection in her book, One Little Finger, that outlines the journey of her life and the odds she faced.

Callidi motor works – powered wheelchairs

Callidi motor works – powered wheelchairs

Callidai Motor Works is the largest Indian manufacturer of Powered and Special Wheelchairs. Our equipment is meant to aid the needs of patients with diverse needs arising from ailments & medical conditions such as Polio, Amputation, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal injuries , Cerebral Palsy and old age.

மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் நலத்துறை அறிவிப்புகள்

மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் நலத்துறை அறிவிப்புகள்

மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகளுக்கு அரசு வழங்கும் சலுகைகள் பற்றிய விழிப்புணர்வு ஏற்படுத்தி,அவை மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகளுக்கு சென்றடையும் வகையில் தற்போது குறிப்பிட்ட சில மாவட்டங்களில் சமுதாயம் சார்யத மறுவாழ்வுப் பணியாளர்கள் மற்றும்பல்நோக்கு மறுவாழ்வுப் பணியாளர்கள் ஆகியோரை களப் பணியாளர்களாகக் கொண்டு தன்னார்வ தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களின் மூலம் செயல்படுத்தப்பட்டு வரும் மாற்றுத் திறனாளிகள் மறுவாழ்வுத் திட்டம் சீரமைக்கப்பட்டு “வழிகாட்டும் திட்டம்” என்ற பெயரில் அனைத்து மாவட்டங்களுக்கும் விரிவுபடுத்தப்படும்.

Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999

Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999

An Act to provide for the constitution of a body at the national level for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

People with print disabilities

People with print disabilities

These conditions can result in significant additional handicaps to a print handicap. Because they vary so greatly, it is not possible to make general statements about interaction with people experiencing them

The Differently Abled Person features

The Differently Abled Person features

Flipping through the newspaper one fine morning, a not-so-unusual news caught my attention. The heading goes like this, “Private Airline offloads wheelchair-bound man”. Digging deeper into the main body of the news, t